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The Health Threats of Toxic Pesticide Use on Lawns - FREE workshop

Posted Wed, May 18, 2011 at 6:37 pm ET

The Health Threats of Toxic Pesticide Use on Lawns

Wednesday, May 18th, 7:00 p.m.

Pearl River Library

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80 Franklin Avenue, Pearl River, NY 10965

WARNING PESTICIDE IN USE

PRESENT AND POTENTIAL DANGER
presentation by

Rose Marie Raccioppi, MS FABI

Member of the Orangetown Environmental Committee

Orangetown, New York

•Learn what threatens the health and well being of our children

•Learn how to make a difference lawn by lawn

•Become part of the difference ~ our children deserve no less

Program:

A. Yellow Warning Signs – Start of a movement

B. Rockland County Nontoxic Landscape Maintenance Act, 2008

C. Pesticide Free Zone

D. Child Safe Lawns

E. Viable Programs, Product Use, Practices

F. Making it Happen: Grassroots Environmental Education DVD Presentation

G. Child Safe Community – Home – School –Playing Fields – Green the Green

H. Open Discussion – Questions and Answers

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